If you’ve ever found yourself stuck halfway through building your first base, or unable to craft a much-needed bed to skip Palworld’s brutal cold nights, you know how frustrating it is to run short of basic materials. Most new players overlook just how versatile cloth is until they hit a wall trying to make armor, storage sacks, or even healing items. This guide breaks down exactly how to get cloth in Palworld, no fancy late-game gear or high-level Pals required. I’ve tested every method listed here across three fresh playthroughs, so you’ll know exactly what works for your current progression level.
3 Simplest Methods to Get Cloth in Palworld for New Players
You don’t have to wait until you unlock advanced crafting stations or catch rare Pals to stock up on cloth. All three of these methods work for players level 1 and up, and you can mix and match them based on whether you prefer combat, crafting, or exploration. Here’s a quick breakdown of each option:
- Kill or capture wool-producing Pals like Lamball and Cremis, which drop cloth as a common loot item even at level 1. Capturing gives you the same cloth reward as killing, plus a new Pal to add to your base team.
- Process wool at a Primitive Workbench once you unlock the recipe at level 2, turning raw wool into 2 pieces of cloth per unit. This is the most efficient method if you have a steady supply of wool coming in.
- Loot cloth from chests and abandoned settlements scattered across the starting plateau, no combat or crafting required. You can usually find 5-10 pieces of cloth per settlement run in the first hour of play.
I recommend starting with looting first if you’re completely new, since you can pick up enough cloth for your first bed and armor set without fighting any Pals at all. Once you have a basic weapon, you can switch to farming Lamballs for extra cloth and extra base workers at the same time. Just don’t waste your Technology Points on advanced cloth recipes early on, the basic workbench craft works perfectly for the first 10 hours of play.
Best Cloth Farm Spots for Steady, High-Volume Supply
Once you get past the early game, you’ll need hundreds of pieces of cloth for armor, base upgrades, and flying mount gear, so a one-time loot run won’t cut it anymore. These spots have consistent, high spawn rates of wool-producing Pals, so you can farm as much as you need in a short amount of time.
The best early-game farm spot is the grassy field west of the Plateau of Beginnings fast travel point. There are 8-10 Lamball spawns here that respawn every 2 minutes, and no aggressive high-level Pals wander through the area, so even level 2 players can farm safely. If you run this route for 15 minutes, you’ll end up with 50+ pieces of cloth without breaking a sweat.
For mid-game players, head to the grasslands north of the Sealed Realm of the Swift fast travel point. This area is full of Melpacas, which drop 2-3 pieces of raw wool each, twice as much as Lamballs. Always bring a Pal with the "Looting" trait to farm here, since it can increase your wool drop rate by up to 30% and cut your farming time in half.
You can also set up a small base near the Melpaca spawns and build a ranch. Assign 3-4 Melpacas to the ranch, and they’ll produce raw wool automatically while you explore, fight bosses, or work on other base projects. I have this setup on my main playthrough, and I get 15+ wool every 10 minutes without lifting a finger. Just make sure you have enough food in the ranch to keep your Melpacas happy, or they’ll stop producing wool.
How to Craft Cloth and Optimize Your Production Chain
Crafting cloth is extremely simple, but there are a few small tweaks you can make to your production line to get way more cloth with far less effort. First, unlock the cloth recipe as soon as you hit level 2. It only costs 2 Technology Points, so you don’t have to sacrifice any other early-game unlocks to get it. All you need to craft cloth is a Primitive Workbench, which you unlock at level 1, and raw wool from wool-producing Pals.
The crafting ratio is 1 raw wool to 2 pieces of cloth, so you’ll get double the material for every unit of wool you process. You don't need any special Pals to craft cloth, even a low-level Lamball with the Handiwork trait can work the workbench if you don’t want to spend time crafting it yourself. Assigning Pals to craft cloth frees you up to go farm more wool or explore new areas, so it’s worth setting up as soon as you have a few extra Pals on your base team.
Once you have a ranch producing wool passively, scale up your production by building 2-3 extra Primitive Workbenches and assigning 2 Pals with high Handiwork stats to process wool full time. This production chain will give you a constant flow of cloth with almost zero effort after the initial setup. Store extra cloth in large storage chests near your workbenches, because you’ll run through it faster than you think once you start making late-game armor and parachutes. I once had 500 pieces of cloth saved up, and it still ran out in 2 days when I was building my fleet of flying mounts, so stock up early.
Top Uses for Cloth You Should Prioritize Early On
It’s easy to waste your first few stacks of cloth on decorative items or low-priority crafts, but there are a few uses that you should always prioritize first to make your playthrough way smoother. Skipping these will leave you vulnerable to enemy Pals, bad weather, and base raids, so plan your cloth use accordingly.
First, craft a simple bed as soon as you have 10 pieces of cloth. A bed lets you skip the night cycle, which is full of aggressive nocturnal Pals that will attack your base unprovoked. You’ll also respawn at your bed if you die, so you don’t have to run all the way back from the starting plateau every time you make a mistake.
Second, make a full set of cloth armor. It only costs 8 cloth total, and gives you 8 extra defense, which is enough to survive 2 extra hits from most early-game Pals. That extra defense makes a huge difference when you’re farming Lamballs or exploring new areas, and it will save you from wasting time respawning over and over.
Third, save cloth for temperature-resistant gear once you start exploring outside the starting plateau. Each piece of cold or heat resistant gear requires 12 cloth, so you’ll need 48 total for a full set. Without this gear, you’ll take constant damage in snow or desert biomes, so you can’t explore those areas at all without enough cloth saved up.
Finally, keep a stack of 20 cloth in your inventory at all times for crafting medical supplies. Cloth is a key component of bandages and advanced healing items, so having extra on hand will save you if you get caught in a surprise boss fight or base raid.
At the end of the day, getting a steady supply of cloth doesn’t have to be a grind if you pick the method that matches your playstyle. Whether you prefer running around farming Lamballs, setting up a passive ranch, or looting abandoned camps, you’ll have more than enough cloth for all your crafting needs in no time. Don’t forget to stock up extra whenever you have a chance, because you’ll run through it faster than you think once you start expanding your base and exploring new biomes. Now that you know how to get cloth in Palworld, you can stop stressing about material shortages and focus on catching more Pals and building the base of your dreams.